Trousers-presser.



W. T. LUCKEY. TROUSERS PRESSER.

APPLIGATION FILBD APILG, 1912.

1,055,930. Patented Mar. 11, 1913. J 1 0 1% 1 1 7 WOW WILLIAM T. LUCKEY,OF THOMSON, GEORGIA.

TROUSERS-PRESSER.

Specificaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

Application filed April 6, 1912. Serial No. 688386.

To aZZ whom 't may concem:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. LUGKEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Thoinson, in the county of McDuflie and State of Georgia,have invented new and useful Improvements in Trousers-Pressers of whichthe following is a specification.

The invention relates to a trousers presser and has for its primaryobject to provide a trousers presser in which the trousers may beclamped so as to sustan the fabric smooth and for producing creasesthroughout the crease lines of the leg portions thereof.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a trousers presserwhcrein the trousers can be readily and Conveniently laid sinoothlythereon so that the same may be neatly pressed and creased on theclamping of said trousers therein.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a trousers presserin which a pair of clamping sections are hinged together so that thesame may be opened and closed and serve as leaves on which trousers maybe placed so that the same can be readily smoothed whereby on theclosing of the sections the said trousers will be pressed andsimultaneously creased whereby on the renoval thereof they will besmoothly creased for further use. A

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a trouserspresser wherein trousers may be pressed smoothly and creased withoutrequiring the necessity of ironing the trousers in the ordinary mannerfor this purpose.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a trouserspresser which is simple in Construction, thoroughly reliable andeificient in its purpose and inexpensive in Inanufacture. v

With these and other objccts in View the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described, illustratecl in the accompanyingdrawing, and pointed I out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure l is a plan View of a trousers presserconstructed in accordance with the invention, the sections thereof beingshown open and a pair of trousers clamped thereon. Fig. 2 is a similarView showing the removable creaser board in position on one section andone leg of the trousers folded. Fig. 3 is an edge eleVatio-n of thetrousers presser when closed and clamping the trousers therein for thepurpose of pressing and creasing the same. Fig. 4: is a 'ragmentaryvertical longitudinal sectional view through the presser when clampingthe trousers. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary Vertical longit udinal sectionalView of the trousers presser. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the trouserspresser. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional viewthrough one of the sections of the trousers presser showing one of thetrousers engaging fingers or clips. Fig. S is a fragmentary perspectiveView of one of the presser boards.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the trousers presser comprisescomplementary shaped board-like sections 10 and 11 respectively, thesame being swingingly connected at adjacent edges by means of hinges 12,so that the sections may be swung to open or closed position withrespect to each other. Each of said sections 10 and ll is provided witha cloth covering B and upon the same is adapted to be placed a pair oftrousers 14: for the pressing and creasing thereof, the sections beingopen and disposed in the same plane with each other to allow thetrousers 14 to be superimposed thereon in a manner as shown in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings. The outer face of the section ll at its free end edge isformed with counter seats 15 for receiving the fixed ends 16 of trousersengaging spring fingers or clips 17 whch are bent so as to overlie aportion of the inner covered face of the said section 11 at the free endedge thcreof so that the waist band 18 of the said trousers 14: can beslipped between the fingers 17 and the inner cover-ed face of thesection ll to hold the trousers fastened at the waist line thereof tothe latter, whereby the lcg portions of the trousers can be snioo-thedprior to the closing of the sections of the trousers pressing device.

Removably superimposed upon the trousers l l and extending throughoutthe portion thereof resting upon the section 11 is a smoothing boardcomprising outer plies 19 -and an intermediate corrugated ply 20, the

same being united in any suitable manner, the said smooth-ing boardbeing provided with a cloth covering 21 and is` of a shape correspondingto the shape of the section 11.

One leg portion 22 of the trousers is folded over on to the smoothingboard into the position as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings andthereafter the said` leg portion 22 is smoothed with the hand so as toremove any wrinkles or creases therein, whereupon there is superimposedupon the said folded leg portion 22 of the trousers a removable creasingboard 23, which is of identcal Construction and shape with respect tothe smoothing board hereinbefore mentioned, and thereafter the othertrousers le portion 22 is folded over on to the sai smoothing board 23after which the said leg portion is smoothed with the hand so that onswinging the section 1 O upwardly and inwardly toward the section ll thetrousers will be clamped between the said sections for the pressing andcreasing thereof.

The inner faces of the spring fingers or clips 17 are knurled orotherwise roughened as at 24: so as to firmly grip the waist band of thetrousers so as to avoid the slipping of the trousers when being smoothedor laid upon the sections 10 and ll prior to the closing thereof. Thesection ll has suitably fastened thereto substantially L shaped springcatches or keepers 25 each being pro- Videcl with a series of openings26 for the engagement therein of the angular nibs 27 formed on thelooking pins 28 fixed in the side and end edges of the section lO, itbeing understood of course that at least a pair of the catches orkeepers 25 are disposed at each side and at the free edge of the section11, so as to engage with the looking pins 28 for the fastening ofthesections 10 and 11 closed and in clamping relation to each other. Thesection 10 may be fastened closer to or farther away from the section 11by adjustably engaging the nibs 27 on the pins 28 in the openings 26 inthe catches or keepers 25 so that the trousers clamped between thesections will be smoothly pressed and creasecl without necessitating theironing thereof. The free ends of the catches or keepers 25 are slightlyoutwardly curled at 29 so as to permit the nibs 27 to pass the same forpositive engagement in the opening 26 therein for the looking of thesections 10 and 11 in closed position for the clamping, pressing andcreasing of the trousers after the latter have been placed therein in amanner as heretofore described.

From the foregong description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it is thought that the constrtiction and operation of theinvention will be clearly understood, and therefore, a more extendedexplanation has been omitted.

It will be apparent that the device can be made of a size so as to fitwithin a dress suit case or other traveling bag Also when the trousershave been clamped between the sections of the presser there will be nofriction or wear upon the trousers so as to wear smooth the fabricthereof which would necessarily cause the same to appear shiny.

Suitably fixed to one end edge of each of the smoothing boards is a pairof spaced elastic webs 30, the sane carrying spring snap clips 31adapted for engagement with the bottom edges of the leg portions 22 ofthe trousers contiguous to the starting points of the folds or creaselines in the said leg portions, and in this manner the latter will bestretched taut upon the smoothing board and be held smooth so as toavoid the wrnkling thereof. F urthernore, the leg portions will be heldso as to avoid any possibility of irregular creasing thereof whenclamped within the trousers presser.

What is claimed is 1. A trousers presser conprising swingingly connectedboard-like sections, a pair of removable smoothing sections adapted tobe interposed between the swinging sections, resilient clips carried byone of the boardlike sections at the free end edge thereof and adaptedto extend over one face of the said section, each clip being formed withknurled surfaces adapted to frictionally engage trousers when restingupon the section, the said clips being connected to `the outer face ofthe said board-like section and adapted to lic fiush with such face, andtabs connected to the smoothing sections and having snap clips forengagenent with such trousers.

2. A trousers presser comprising Swingingly connected board-likesections, a pair of renovable smoothing sections adapted to beinterposed between the swinging sections, resilient clips carried by oneof the boardlike sections at the free end edge thereof and adapted toeXtend over one face of the said section, each clip being formed withknurled surfaces adapted to frictionally engage trousers when restingupon the section, the said clips being connected to the outer face ofthe said board-like section and adapted to lie fiush with such face,tabs connected to the smoothing sections and having snap clips fortengagenent with such trousers, keeper members fixed in one of theboardlike sections at intervals throughout three of its edges andresilient catches fixed to three of the edges of the other board-likesection and engageable with the keeper members.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

lVILLIAM T. LUCKEY.

lVitnesses:

E. EDMONSTON, J r., FRANK O. PARKER.

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